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James Gardin: “Joy” [Music Video]

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Joy is something we all try to find in every day. At times, its located in painfully apparent places. Sometimes, its qualities are more elusive and need to be dug up from overlooked nooks and crannies. At the end of the day, joy is always found in things that are internal and eternal.

James Gardin continues his undefeated streak as The World’s Most Encouraging Rapper™ and reconvenes with his longtime collaborator TheyCallMeHeat. The result is a fresh new single to help people get through their big, medium and small sads. This song is a funky, danceable number that has the soundscape of a Hip Hop spaghetti western. Think joyful, joyful Lord we adore thee meets ambidextrous diddy bop and infectious nod.

Joy is out now on Illect Recordings.

Written by Christopher Mitchell for Breaking Atoms.

Directed and shot by Victor Manuel
Edited by D’kwon Guerrero
Choreography by The iDream Dancers

EverythingOShauN – “EVERYTHING OVER EVERYTHING ELSE”

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What is the most important thing to you, more than everything? Is it success, fame, money, family, love? Follow EverythingOShauN through the highs and lows of that search through this 8 track detour; with help from frequent collaborator and brother Xpress aka DJXP with the additional cast of 5Piece, SLWJMZ, Staasia Daniels and Clairmont The Second. EVERYTHING OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. The album is an eclectic mix of tracks spanning sounds and influences from a number of genres.

You can peep “Everything Over Everything Else” HERE.

$aeed looks at the world via the “3rd Eye” (@saeed4music)

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$aeed shares a poignant, reflective tale on his new song “3rd eye”. Over a mid-tempo, laid-back soundscape, the emcee/poet slowly draws the listener deep into his world as he paints very vivid pictures about the ins and outs of the ghetto. Far from glorifying any element from said environment, $aeed helps shed some light into many issues ranging from the challenges of street politics, envy, loyalty, friends and foes.

The visual which is directed by Lane Carvers bring the graphic lyrics to life with its true portrayal of life in the ‘hood. Very smooth and engaging aesthetics make for a solid viewing as $aeed’s poetic vision allows you to read between the lines while remaining abreast of societies ills.

“3rd eye” is the follow-up song/video to his previous single “James Worthy”.

 

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CHx & Boogey Present “Never Enough” EP ( @boogeythat)

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Lagos based lyricist Boogey returns to the forefront after a brief hiatus from releasing music. His last releases were in February of this year which includes his album “Nouveau Niveau” and the “Tito Mboweni” freestyle. His newest project is a 6 track EP titled “Never Enough” which also serves as the second collaboration between the rapper and producer CHx (Charlie X) with the first being TINAA (This Is Not An Acronym) collaboration mixtape which was released in 2015.

Musically CHx crafts a wide variety of soundscapes ranging from experimental hip-hop, Afro-pop, trap and even dancehall (“Queen”). On the lyrical side of things, Boogey delivers his usual deft lyricism with more focus on storytelling and a running theme of being somewhat inadequate enough to put things right in the world. It’s short but sure has something for everyone from the groovy “Lazarus”, the anthemic opener “Never Enough” to the RnB stylings on “The universe is a big fat baby”

Like the artwork, which depicts the duo as two superheroes looking down upon a burning city the general idea expressed is partly one of self-insufficiency despite the effort to “save the world”. Never Enough is available for purchase and streaming on all digital platforms via this link.

 

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Gramgandhi: “Been Known” EP [Album Stream]

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I met Philidelphia’s Gramgandhi in Atlanta at the A3C hip-hop conference. At one point amongst a few of my peers she played a track and started rapping and I almost fell out. From that point forward I’ve been itching for a project from her. Full of passion, viciousness, chill and emotion all in one artist Gram has been in the studio working for a minute now.

After her album listening party last month (and after I lowkey pressured her at A3C this year) Gram has dropped her EP “Been Known”. Four easily digestible tracks that give you a feel for the Philly artist’s taste and flow. Stream it below and let me know what you think, I’ll have a full interview with Gramgandhi to close out the year as I was able to sit down and talk with her last month. Let’s up this is just the beginning for the Philly upstart.

Notion shares “Just A Little Notion (Interlude)” to mark his birthday (Official Video/Prod by Egward) @notionbaby

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Toronto based emcee/producer Notion celebrates his birthday today in style as he gifts his fans with a short visual for his song  “Just A Little Notion (Interlude)”. The soulful record sees the emcee dwell on his journey thus far. Armed with his usual laid-back demeanor and smooth flow he takes the listener through the last 18 months since his debut album “Heart On My Sleeve”. He shies away from the boards this time around as Toronto-based producer Egward cooks up the soulful dish for Notion’s verbal finishing.

The visual was directed, filmed & edited by Richard Bastarache for Richard Bastarache Films. he keeps it up close and personal with Notion as the main focus. This is something short and straight to the point.

“Just A Little Notion (Interlude)” acts more like a teaser than a full-length video as Notion is preparing to drop his full-length collaboration project with Egward titled “Notion Island Vol. 1”. The project will be out on Friday, November 30th.

 

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